The external and interior design were done by Toyota Style
Australia, led by Paul Beranger. The concept car was named the
TS-01 after Toyota's F1 drivers Jarno Trulli and Ralf
Schumacher.

The aim of the Camry TS-01 was to showcase the skill of Toyota
Australia designers and engineers. The Camry TS-01 is a fully
functional concept car, and accelerates from 0 - 100 km/h
(62 mph) in 7.0 seconds.

In addition, the Camry TS-01 was a precursor that contributed to
the launch of TRD Australia, to create
performance enhanced versions of Toyota vehicles, similar to FPV (Ford), Ralliart (Mitsubishi) and HSV (Holden).

Contents

Performance
changes

The Camry TS-01 features significant performance changes over
the production Camry V6.

It features a tuned version of the 1MZ-FE V6 engine, producing
185 kW (248 hp) of power and 320 N·m
(236 lb·ft) of torque. This is 28 and 12% higher than the
power and torque figures of the production Camry V6 respectively.
This was achieved by the inclusion of a TRD supercharger. The Camry
TS-01 is a front wheel drive vehicle.

The car has a 5-speed manual transmission, together with a heavy
duty clutch adapted from the Toyota Team Racing rally Corolla.

In addition to this, suspension and steering settings and
geometry have been altered, while the vehicle has had its ride
height reduced to the minimum ADR permitted height.

The modified ECU had been mapped in Japan by Toyota Australia
engineers.

Brakes were also changed, with the front brakes increasing in
diameter from 280 mm (11.0 in) to 325 mm
(12.8 in) two pot calipers, and changes had been made to the
brake booster calibration, brake bias and pedal ratio.

Exterior styling changes

Toyota Camry TS-01

The Camry TS-01 features a number of changes to exterior styling
over the production Camry. All body parts were sourced locally in
Australia.

Interior styling changes

The Camry TS-01 features a dark tan suede interior trim. The
driver's seat was modified to provide more support around the hips
and shoulders than the production Camry. Carbon fibre surfaces were
substantially used in the cabin and Optitron gauges replaced the
instrumentation of the production Camry.